MOVE IN YOUR HEART’S PASSION: Seasonal Qigong Practice to Support the Fire Element
with Sandra Mighell
July 17-19, 2026
What does it mean to live from the wisdom of the heart while staying grounded, balanced, and well? In this nourishing weekend retreat, we’ll explore the Fire Element through the lens of Chinese medicine and Qigong practice, learning how to cultivate joy, connection, courage, and vitality without tipping into restlessness, burnout, or overwhelm. Set within the energy of the Fire Horse year, this program invites us to work skillfully with the intensity of fire so it becomes a source of warmth, clarity, and aligned movement in our lives.
Guided by veteran Qigong practitioner Sandra Mighell, the weekend offers a spacious rhythm of movement, rest, reflection, and community. Through Taoist principles, Heart-centered Qigong practices, meditation, discussion, and shared experience, participants will learn to sense when they are in alignment with shen – spirit – and how to gently return to balance when life feels too activated. This is a retreat for anyone longing to move with more ease, listen more deeply to the heart, and step into the year with greater presence and joy.
Program highlights:
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- Explore the Fire Element in Chinese medicine and its relationship to the Heart organ system
- Learn Qigong practices that support balanced energy, emotional steadiness, and heart-centered living
- Reflect on the gifts and challenges of the Fire Horse year, including passion, courage, vitality, and the need for moderation
- Experience a weekend rhythm of movement, meditation, discussion, rest, and free time
- Enjoy practices designed to cultivate joy, connection, and alignment with spirit
- Take part in a Saturday evening ecstatic dance, heart meditation, and bonfire
- Complete the weekend with a full Heart-centered Qigong Flow and time for integration in community
Your Guide for the Journey: Sandra Mighell
Sandra brings 27 years of movement and somatic experience to her work. Having studied with a range of Qigong and movement teachers, she most relishes being present in the moment and exploring alongside her students as both guide and fellow student. She finds deep joy in creating retreat experiences that gently open the door for others to move, discover, and deepen in their own natural rhythm and time.
Rooted in the wisdom that every journey begins with a single step, Sandra invites participants into the dance of life with curiosity, joy, and an open heart.